GENESEO, N.Y.—Professor of Economics Daniel R. Strang
of the State University of New York at Geneseo has been named a Distinguished
Service Professor by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York.

Strang, of Geneseo, N.Y., came to the college in 1972 after
receiving his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cornell University and
serving for three years with Cornell's Dairy Management Information System. In
that role, he acted as field representative, office administrator, computer
programmer and advisor, and he introduced similar programs at Illinois, Ohio
State and Purdue universities. In 1975, Strang received his Ph.D. from Cornell.
In 1986, he was named a full professor in Geneseo's Jones School of Business,
and he served as head of the business school from
1987 to 1990.

The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of 13
Distinguished Service Professors throughout SUNY on May 25, acknowledging and honoring extraordinary faculty
achievement with a system-wide distinction and promotion.

"Professor Strang is an
extraordinary faculty member. Through his work in so many areas of the College
and his service on many committees, he has become part of the fabric of this
campus. He is generous, unassuming, and always willing to advance a good idea
for the betterment of the community," Geneseo President Christopher C. Dahl
wrote in his nomination letter. "He is a good colleague to professors in every
department and an exemplary teacher whose talents were recognized in 1987, when
he received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and again in
2000, when he was awarded the Alumni Professorship by the Geneseo Foundation."

Strang serves as co-advisor to the
entire first-year class of the Jones School of Business—about 120
students a year—ensuring they are enrolled in the proper courses. But he
goes beyond basic advising by providing formal and informal programs that address
students' needs and concerns as they arise. He has promoted diversity on campus
through his involvement with President's Commission on Diversity and Community.
In addition, he created a course on The Economics of Diversity and delivered a
ground-breaking campuswide lecture on diversity in 2003. He is the college's
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, a member of the Educational Opportunity
Program's Academic Standards Committee and a member of the Advisory Committee on
International Student Services.

Strang was named a recipient of
the Geneseo President's Award for Excellence in Advisement in 1998. From 2000
to 2003, he served as the College's Geneseo Foundation Professor, exploring the
economics of diversity.

In addition to SUNY Geneseo,
Strang has been a mainstay of the Geneseo Central School District. He has been
elected to three three-year terms as a member of its Board of Education, was a
member of the Geneseo Central School's Computer Technology Committee and has
been active in local and state BOCES enrichment programs. In 1997, he received
the BOCES Volunteer of the Year Award.

Strang is a leader in the
Association for Business Simulations and Experimental Exercises, serving as a
member of the organization's Editorial Review Board for more than 25 years. In
2004, he was named an ABSEL Fellow.

A native of Glens Falls, N.Y.,
Strang and his wife, Michelle, have two grown children, Kristie and Scott.

The Distinguished Service
Professorship honors and recognizes extraordinary service. Recipients have
demonstrated substantial distinguished service, not only at the campus and the
State University, but also within their local community, and at the regional,
state national or international levels. To be considered, the faculty member's
service must exceed his or her job description, extend over multiple years and
must involve the application of intellectual skills, drawing from the
candidate's scholarly and research interests to issues of public concern.

To be eligible for nomination a
faculty member must have held the rank of full professor for five years, have
completed at least three years of full-time service on the nominating campus,
and have completed at least 10 years of full-time service in SUNY.